Soft Beige Color

#b9b5af

Soft Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #464a50
Complementary Color #aeb2b9
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.59% (better contrasting with white)
Soft Beige Color Sample
Soft Beige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9b5af

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Beige Color. The Foggy Sunrise color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dried Grass (#aca08d) for more energetic effect. Try Espresso Martini as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aeb2b9 is the best complementary color to Soft Beige. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9b5af complementary color is Bombay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tide are #b9b0ae and #b7b9ae. Thus found on the left and right of #b9b5af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Eagle colors as they work well with Soft Beige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Soft Beige palette consists of #b0aeb9 and #aeb7b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb2b9). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #b9b5af, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b9b5af offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Beige. Thus Chatelle and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Soft Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Powder Ash, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9b5af square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Beige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aeb2b9) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aeb9b5 and #b9aeb3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9b5af is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Beige has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 6.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9b5af is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b9b5af
RGB Decimal rgb(185,181,175)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 3.92, 27.45
HSL hsl(36,6.67%,70.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,5.41%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.8412,0.3305,3.5434)
XYZ xyz(44.2693,46.4572,47.1913)
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